Vampire and the Demon

by Resident Evil Lionhart

Squall was walking down an alleyway on his way back to Garden when he was attacked and boy, did he not see what was coming, or the demon who ended up saving him either! Might end up with a lemon, might not. We'll see.

So, this is my first FFVIII story, so please let me know what you think!

Chapter One:

Squall Leonhart was walking down an alley as a short-cut from his "friend's" ma's house on his way back to Garden- the facility where SeeD's were trained. He was walking as if he had no care in the world, though his training ensured that he was alert to any threats that might be hiding in the darkness.

Funny then, that the only threat in the ally was one that he couldn't even sense.

His stance was that of one thinking, and thinking was what he was doing. That also contributed to his not hearing the thing hiding in the shadows, but it wouldn't have stopped him from being able to sense any humans.

(What should I do about the reports from Balamb about this mysterious strain of disappearances?) he thought, ironically becoming a target himself.

He had almost made it to the other end of the alley when the creature came out of hiding and jumped him. It yanked him back into the alley and slammed his head into the brick of the alley wall to stun him, then pulled him closer to itself. While Squall was trying desperately to clear his vision and stop the dizziness enough to fight back, it took the time to lower its fangs and bit into his neck hard. Enough to make Squall gasp and bite his bottom lip in time to keep in a scream.

Most people would believe that screaming might make it so that someone would come to their rescue, but not Squall. He had too much pride to let someone help him no matter what it was.

As the dizziness got worse, Squall's muddled brain registered that the thing was actually sucking his blood from his neck.

(A vampire? Is this the culprit from all those disappearances? Am I next?) Squall thought as he began experiencing tunnel vision.

Suddenly, Squall heard a distant shout and realized someone had found him in the thing's arms. However, it didn't occur to him that the person had the mind to fight the thing until he found himself on the ground as the thing dropped him to free itself up to run away.

"You ok?" the person asked, though Squall could no longer even see the person's outline. The person's voice was distanced and quiet, and Squall could tell that he was worried, though he could not answer the man.

(I am now) he thought, the person's voice was male and deep and soothing and he found himself falling unconscious with a contented sigh.